Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire is a country in Africa with 5 land neighbours — 17 countries in Africa have more. Its capital is Yamoussoukro.

Capital: Yamoussoukro
Population: 32.7 million
Area: 322,463 km²
Land borders: 5
Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)

Neighbours

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Countries that border Côte d’Ivoire

5 land neighbours: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali. Each one has a page of its own.

Why this one is hard

5 neighbours to keep in the right order.

17 countries in Africa have more than its 5 land borders; it is the same as the Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Senegal and Uganda. Of the 10 possible pairings among them, 4 are themselves borders, which is what turns a list into a knot. Mali is the most connected of them, with 7 land borders of its own. All of them are on the Africa map with Côte d’Ivoire, and on the world map with everyone else.

5
land borders — 17 countries in Africa have more
4
pairs of its neighbours that border each other
7
borders on Mali, its most-connected neighbour
54
countries on the Africa map

The capital

Yamoussoukro

In Capital Rush you see Côte d’Ivoire and four capitals; this is the right one. It comes up on the Africa map and the world map: twice the chances to get it wrong.

Yamoussoukro is the official capital; the government works from Abidjan.

The flag

Flag Blitz shows this flag and four countries. Côte d’Ivoire is the right one.

ISO code: CI
Currency: West African CFA franc (XOF)
Official language: French
Quiz maps: Africa · World

Côte d’Ivoire, asked and answered

What countries border Côte d’Ivoire?

Côte d’Ivoire has 5 land neighbours: Burkina Faso, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia and Mali.

What is the capital of Côte d’Ivoire?

Yamoussoukro. It is the answer the Africa Capitals Quiz wants when Côte d’Ivoire comes up, and the World Capitals Quiz with it. Yamoussoukro is the official capital; the government works from Abidjan.

What continent is Côte d’Ivoire in?

Africa. It is one of 54 countries on that map, and one of 195 on the world map.

Where can I practise finding Côte d’Ivoire on a map?

On the Africa Map Quiz — a blank map of Africa, ten countries to find, no labels. Côte d’Ivoire is in the pool, along with all 5 of its neighbours.

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Can you find Côte d’Ivoire on a blank map?

Its 5 neighbours are on the same map. Ten countries a round, picked at random: keep playing until it comes up. No sign-up.

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